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I am genuinely wanting to get this collection, despite the fact that I own not only several Atari collections but the original functioning hardware (2600, 5200, 7800, Super Pong, Atari 600XL) to their earlier efforts. Principally because I want the later efforts I don’t have, but also because of the history and the… Read more

Hmm, I wonder how the government is convinced to set the tax rates and rules. Read more

people who don’t hate fun Read more

I saw somebody online saying that Andor is what Star Wars is when you exclude the Force: a terrible dystopia where people are trying to eke by. Read more

Ah, I see Video Games have finally entered the Middle Ages, where all these developers in their 40s and 50s are now making games about haunted men regretting the decisions they made in their 20s and 30s.... Read more

It’s a note in the game’s journal. Chill.  Read more

Hm. Three dots together, must be Orion’s belt! Add it to the pile of theories! Read more

Carolyin write-ups are always a treat. Read more

Oh man, I had no idea this dropped! I loved the first Butterfly Soup, although likely for a different reason than most of the fandom. While I really appreciated the queerness of the game, I loved how unapologetically Asian it was. The kids speak their native languages with no shame, and are proud of their cultures. I… Read more

Jesus, what the hell is wrong with these idiots?!? On the positive side, I had forgotten this game existed. Hopefully it will actually get released in 2022 as I think it would make a great christmas gift for my oldest kid. Read more

Exactly this! Awesome comment, Simon! Mark Fisher’s writing really helped me figure out how I wanted to approach this topic! Read more

To be fair, Barret in the modern 7 remake is properly radical, basically giving a speech in the elevator near the end saying “all Shinra is complict” which...yes! Though it does suck they also retconned his first reactor bombing to only busting up a few pipes, and making Shinra blow up their own reactor instead. Read more

I often think about the “Pygmalion Effect” in that connection, where the outcome we expect to occur is in effect a self-fulfilling prophecy, because our expectations shape our actions and the choices we make, which brings about the expected outcome. (An experiment where teachers were told some children chosen at…

The problem a lot of people seem to be unable to fully grasp is that an unfaithful adaptation isn’t necessarily a bad one. The Witcher Netflix series while not faithful to the source material is a great series. The same is true for the video game series.

John Carpenter’s The Thing is completely unfaithful to the source… Read more

Hey John, are you still being held hostage? If you’re okay and being treated well, please write “Myst is a masterpiece” so we know you’re allright. Read more

I think the setting resonates because it’s different from the typical cyberpunk or Mad Max inspired dystopia. This is a dystopian world, absolutely, but an original one, and that is the main difference. Read more

This is about what I expected. Requires friends and probably not gonna be appealing for that long. I might grab it during a sale later.

Generally I’m not pro making everything into an open world game, but damn it would be so sick to have like a GTA map and some customization in a GB game. That or another experience… Read more

Don’t really have anything to add to this other than: Bravo. This was one of the best reads I’ve seen on Kotaku in a long time.  Read more

Jeeeeez, get a room already. Read more

REMAKE XENOGEARS AND XENOSAGA! Read more